State body dissatisfaction predicts momentary positive and negative affect but not weight control behaviors: an ecological momentary assessment study.

Autor: Sala M; Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA., Linde JA; Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA., Crosby RD; Sanford Health, Fargo, ND, USA., Pacanowski CR; College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware, 26 North College Avenue, Newark, DE, 19716, USA. cpacanow@udel.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Eating and weight disorders : EWD [Eat Weight Disord] 2021 Aug; Vol. 26 (6), pp. 1957-1962. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 18.
DOI: 10.1007/s40519-020-01048-6
Abstrakt: Purpose: Body dissatisfaction is ubiquitous in our society and leads to eating disorders. Longitudinal research suggests that higher body dissatisfaction predicts higher negative affect and unhealthy weight control behaviors over time. However, no study has assessed how body dissatisfaction impacts affect and weight control behaviors in the moment. In the current study, we examined the momentary relationships between body dissatisfaction, affect and weight control behaviors using ecological momentary assessment.
Methods: Female college students (N = 67) completed measures of state body dissatisfaction, affect, and weight control behaviors across fourteen days using ecological momentary assessment.
Results: Greater body dissatisfaction significantly predicted lower subsequent positive affect and higher subsequent negative affect, but positive and negative affect did not predict subsequent body dissatisfaction. Daily average body dissatisfaction was not significantly associated with daily engagement in either healthy or unhealthy weight control behaviors.
Conclusion: Short-term negative effects of body dissatisfaction on affect were apparent. Targeting body dissatisfaction may be important for improving affect.
Level of Evidence: Level IV, multiple time series without intervention.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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